Maxwell Chertok
Statement:
It is critical to the future of US HEP that Run II of the Tevatron end on
a successful note. It is likely that the lion's share of the data will
stream in towards the end of the run, and this could cause a major resource
problem if most current CDF and DZero physicists have fully "moved" to the
LHC experiments by that time. Over the next few years the number one priority
for the lab should be an optimized transition from the Tevatron to the LHC
while simultaneously not abandoning the CDF and DZero prematurely. Strong
continued support of the neutrino experiments is crucial as well. As a
member of the UEC, I will work with the Fermilab administration, the funding
agencies and Congress to ensure that these priorities indeed come to fruition.
Furthermore, I see the LHC Physics Center as playing a central role in the
Fermilab users' LHC ramp-up, and I will remain active there as well. I am
committed to the future of Fermilab, including both the Tevatron and the neutrino
program, and want to work for all Fermilab users in the large task of defining it.